HRN co-signs a joint open appeal to UN member states to support an HRC...
Along with more than 50 other NGOs, HRN has co-signed a joint open appeal to UN member states to ensure the adoption of a resolution creating an investigative mechanism on Afghanistan at the 48th...
View ArticleHRN Submits Oral Statement to Human Rights Council on Japan’s Immigration...
HRN has submitted an oral statement on Japan’s immigration detention to the 48th Human Rights Council session for meeting on September 20 of the Working Group (WG) on Arbitrary Detention. The statement...
View ArticleHRN Submits Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council on Myanmar
HRN has submitted an oral statement to the 48th Human Rights Council session for a September 22 meeting on Myanmar’s human rights violations since the coup last February. The statement calls on the...
View ArticleHRN Oral Statement on Cambodia Played at Human Rights Council
HRN submitted a video oral statement on Cambodia to the 48th Human Rights Council session which was played at a meeting on Cambodia on October 6. The statement criticizes the arrest and harassment of...
View ArticleHRN Co-Signs Joint Statement “China must release imprisoned journalist Zhang...
HRN has co-signed a joint statement with six other NGOs calling for China to release the arbitrarily detained journalist Zhang Zhan, who is at imminent risk of death from sickness. You can read the...
View ArticleHRN Joins Statement on the Arbitrary Detention of human rights lawyer Ding...
HRN has joined a statement along with The 29 Principles, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, and Lawyers for Lawyers protesting the arbitrary detention, torture, and ill treatment of Ding Jiaxi and Xu...
View Article[Statement] HRN Condemns the Killing of Civilians by the Myanmar Military
HRN has released a statement condemning the unjustified killings of civilians in Kayah state, formerly known as Karenni state, by the Myanmar junta’s military in December and January and calling for an...
View Article[Statement] One Year After the Coup, the Myanmar Junta and Military Continue...
HRN has released a statement for the one-year anniversary of Myanmar’s coup. In the statement HRN strongly condemns the killing of civilians and other widespread serious human rights violations by the...
View ArticleHRN Releases statement for the Human Rights Council: “The International...
HRN has released a statement on Myanmar for the upcoming 49th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement highlights attacks and violations by Myanmar’s junta against protestors,...
View ArticleHRN Submits Statement to Human Rights Council: “Hong Kong Authorities Must...
HRN has submitted a statement on Hong Kong to the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement highlights the harassment and arbitrary arrests by Hong Kong authorities of civil...
View ArticleHRN co-signs joint statement calling for Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng’s full...
HRN has joined nine other human rights groups in a joint statement on Yu Wensheng, a leading human rights lawyer in China, who has been arbitrarily detained for 50 months for his human rights work....
View ArticleHRN releases a statement strongly condemning the Russian military invasion...
HRN has released a statement strongly condemning the Russian military invasion against Ukraine. You can read the statement below and download it in PDF format from the following link:...
View ArticleWebinar: “Innovative Transformation of Global Supply Chain for Women and All”
March 16 Webinar: “Innovative Transformation of Global Supply Chain for Women and All” The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our health and economy is devastating. At the same time, it unfolds many...
View ArticleHRN Releases Statement Protesting the Russian Government’s Illegal Invasion...
HRN has released a statement protesting the Russian government’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, as well as calling for the...
View ArticleHRN Submits Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council Protesting the...
HRN has submitted a video oral statement to the Human Rights Council in Geneva for their session on the protection of human rights defenders protesting the arbitrary arrests of Huang Xueqin and Wang...
View ArticleHRN submits oral statement to the Human Rights Council protesting the...
HRN has submitted an oral statement to the Human Rights Council in Geneva protesting the continuing crackdown on civil society in Hong Kong, including against activists, NGOs, and journalists, since...
View ArticleHRN gives oral statement at Human Rights Council protesting continuing...
HRN has given an oral statement at the Human Rights Council in Geneva protesting the arbitrary arrests and continuing attacks on civilians by the Myanmar junta and military since the coup last year....
View ArticleHRN gives oral statement at Human Rights Council on the Cambodian...
HRN has given an oral statement at the Human Rights Council in Geneva expressing our concern about the continuing crackdowns by the Cambodian government against civil society, as well as new laws which...
View ArticleOral Statement Condemning Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine
HRN has released an oral statement condemning Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and calling for all war crimes and crimes against humanity to be investigated and prosecuted. We particularly condemn...
View ArticleMedia reports on emergency rally at the National Diet of Japan calling on the...
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Human Rights Now and PAPS, a nonprofit organization based in Japan, held an emergency rally at the National Diet of Japan to call on the Diet members to introduce new...
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